Expanding Our Concept of Helping

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About the Book

Recognizing child maltreatment as a complex phenomenon requiring multifaceted responses, this volume provides a current and comprehensive assessment of the problem, and argues for an expanded conception of helping on the part of those who work with maltreated children, their families, and their communities. Contributions follow a general outline that addresses current theory and models of practice, and empirical knowledge regarding the problem, intervention, and outcomes.

Presenting and up-to- date and encompassing view of how to combat child abuse and neglect, this book discusses the concerns of service providers as well as academics. All the prevalent ways of responding to child maltreatment are addressed, and each is discussed in terms of theory, implementation and evidence for its effectiveness.

For use as an undergraduate or graduate level text for courses in child welfare, sociology, family studies, and community psychology. This text would also be insightful for professionals, academics, and policymakers concerned with child welfare.

Reviews

"…brings together practitioners and academics in a discussion of innovative helping strategies for assisting families….comprehensive, well organized and well referenced…it provides a powerful antidote to the increasing demoralization and cynicism with which both service providers and taxpayers have come to regard social-welfare programs."

—American Scientist

"Rothery and Cameron's work presented the broad landscape of the field in the more academic and professional book tradition….these books can help one to begin to understand the complexity and diversity of systemic intervention for child abuse and to be convinced of its power."